79 Foxbody Mustang FE 445

[6667fan]

New low ET on a tough day.
Awesome!

[MrRupp]

The Mustang was running pretty good. The next thing we need change is the torque converter. We can only get it to stall around 2800 rpm, which is well under the cam. Our sixty foots are only 1.65s. So were slow out of the hole.

[MrRupp]

Well we finally got the Foxbody down to the shop. We're not doing any performance changes besides the normal jets and timing stuff. The next for that will be a different torque converter.
What were doing before we will be race ready, is we are installing a Motion Raceworks chromoly light weight steering column with a removeable steering wheel. That way us larger drivers can get pass the roll cage. ( If you know what I mean ) Since were doing that we're going to go ahead and replaced the dash with a Scott Rod aluminum dash. That way we can get rid of all the wiring that we don't use or need, and we shave off some weight. Hopefully we'll get down to the track in a couple of weeks.
Clint

[MrRupp]

Well we finally got the Foxbody down to the track. The car ran well, but the driver sucked. ( Which was me ). I was 6 tenth over our best times. This was the first time is six years I have raced the car, and the fastest I've ever been is 13.1 @ 101. Now it runs 11.4 @ 118. We have a lot of new gadgets in the car that I have never used before. I only got three runs in, and got better and faster each run. ( The second run sucked so I won't talk about that one.)
It was Fun Ford Sunday so there was a lot of cool Fords there. Since Bandimere is closing the doors after this season, there was over 750 register to race. It took until 11.00 pm to get everything done.
We raced 4 different Fords a 79 Bronco with a 545 big block ford, a 66 Mustang with a 351W the foxbody 445 FE and a 92 short bed Ford pick-up with a 302. They all were still in one piece and running at the end of the day. I would say that's a good day at the race track.
Clint

[6667fan]

So the car has gone 10.8?   Nice you got to get some seat time. I was at track on the 2nd. First time this summer.

[MrRupp]

No I was 6 tenth over our best time. The best run I had was 12.04 @ 113. I don't think the teams going let me run the car anymore.
In my defense I was getting faster each run. I just need more seat time.
Clint

[MrRupp]

Well we finally got back to the track. We ran the best time for the car which is 11.40@118.9 mph. I know that doesn't sound that fast to most of you guy's. It is hard to make power up here because we don't have a lot of air to work with. We really believe with a little more tuning, and a different converter we can get in the low elevens maybe the high tens. Thats if the moon and star are align perfectly.
Thats it for now, thanks for listening.
Go FE power!!!!!!
Clint

[Stangman]

Nice Clint I follow you and I know the pain of trying everything to get more time good luck keep us informed

[Jim Kramer]

Your times aren't bad at all using NHRA's altitude correction factors down to a sea level track brings your numbers to 10.60 @ 127 mph..........Jim Kramer

[MrRupp]

We hit the track last night for test and tune. The car ran really good, We only got two runs in. The track was pretty loose. My son ran the car the first run and had a hard time keeping it on the track. He ran 11.76@111mph and that's letting clear off the throttle at the 1000 foot mark, then getting back in it to finish the run. Now my run was not good I did about everything wrong, except my run was straight down the track. It was still a good day racing, the car loaded in the trail under its own power.
Were headed back to the track next Wednesday hopefully we can run some fast times!!!
Thanks for listening.
Clint
Go FE power!!!!

[MrRupp]

We hit the track last night. Again we only got two runs in. We had a rain delay, and there were just alot of cars. I didn't run the car this time, our last member of the race team did. He set a new low et and mph for the car, and with a not very good 60' ( 1.68 ). The car ran 11.34@ 120 mph. The second run wasn't good, because the line lock button fell apart. So he really didn't get the slicks hot. The car ran great, but not a good time.
Hopefully we can get the line lock button fixed and hit the track next Wednesday.
Thanks for listening.
Clint

[MrRupp]

We have done a lot of racing this past month. We have hit 4 test and tunes and on Saturday we raced a fall series bracket race. It was only 1/8 mile. That was a first for our team. The car ran great!!!! We didn't change anything, just ran it like we were running 1/4 mile. Our first run we set our best 1/8 mile. The car ran 7.25@ 94.84mph. We only got one time trial, before going into elimination. We put 7.25 for the dial in knowing the car would run that. We went 2 rounds. The first round I red lit but the guy I was racing red lit worse. The car ran 7.35 @ 93.95. The second round I drew a track veteran so I knew I had my hands full. I forgot to mention I was running the old geezer class, so there was all kinds of cars. Including race cars with all the electronics, and me running a foot brake car with a two step. The guy I was racing dialed in with a 6.5 and we dialed in with a 7.25. So I knew I had to be on the ball. I had a decent reaction time, but it wasn't good enough. He beat me by 2 100th. I gave him run for his money. I really though I beat him, but I didn't run my dial. I ran 7.37@94.04mph.
It was a great day of racing, and last day we will be racing at that awesome track. Hopefully Bandimere will build us a new track in a year or two.
Next year we will being racing in Pueblo Colorado which is about 2 hours from home.
Well thats it for now.
Thanks for listening. GO FE POWER!!!!!!
Clint

[Stangman]

Nice Clint sounds like you had a great year.

[mbrunson427]

Clint, have you seen this?

https://www.driveascent.com/

It's on the east side of DIA, the land literally shares a fence with DIA. If they rebuild the track as part of this development it would be wonderful for me. At work I received the drawing set for the site civil construction, so it sure seems to me that it's all moving forward.

[6667fan]

Nice that you got some end of season hits in! My local track’s last TNT is Friday.